Texas gun shop bullet goes through wall, 1 hurt

Published 11:06 am, Wednesday, December 7, 2011

JOURDANTON - Authorities say a man at a business next to a South Texas gun shop has suffered a facial wound after a bullet was accidentally fired through the shared wall.

Jourdanton police Chief Eric Kaiser says a worker at The Bullet Hole was unloading a pistol Tuesday afternoon when the gun discharged.

Police say an instructor at a neighboring gymnastics club who was struck was transported to a San Antonio hospital. A University Hospital spokeswoman told The Associated Press that Joseph Gonzalez was in stable condition Wednesday.

Police are trying to determine whether the victim was hit by the ricocheting bullet, a fragment or other debris.